The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see
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The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see resource for landlubbers and mariners alike.

Carol Gafford is a public librarian, family historian, amateur archivist and book savior. She is currently the youth services/outreach librarian at the Swansea Public Library and volunteers for several museum and historical societies including the Marine Museum at Fall River, the Swansea Historical Society and the Bristol Historical and Preservation society. She is the editor of Past Times, the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and is always looking for a new project to take on.

Bruins center Chris Kelly will be out indefinitely with a broken left tibia, the team said in a release Wednesday afternoon.

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Kelly was hurt by a knee-to-knee hit from Ottawa’s Chris Neil on Monday. Bruins coach Claude Julien and teammate Shawn Thornton both said they didn’t think the hit was intentional by Neil, who was teammates with Kelly for seven seasons with the Senators.

Kelly has two goals and five assists in 23 games this season. He's struggled much of the year after being a plus-33 with a career-high 20 goals last season. When on his game, Kelly is a responsible defensive center whom coach Claude Julien can use in several situations. He's third on the team in shorthanded time on ice per game at 2:25.

The Bruins did not announce an immediate roster move to replace Kelly, who has two goals and five assists in 23 games this season. If they choose to call up a center from Providence, Ryan Spooner would be the likely choice.

Kelly’s spot as the third-line center will be filled for now by Rich Peverley, who slides over from right wing and has experience at center. Peverley won of 10 of 13 faceoffs as the center in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Jay Pandolfo entered the lineup Tuesday at left wing, shifting Jordan Caron over to right wing. Pandolfo will also fill in for Kelly on the penalty kill as a pair with Peverley.

The Bruins already have shown interest in acquiring help for the third line and this may generate more looks before the April 3 trade deadline.

Bruins winger Nathan Horton had a broken tibia in 2010, his final season with the Panthers. He was expected to miss four-to-six weeks, but didn’t return for eight weeks. Current King Jeff Carter, then with the Flyers, missed just over six weeks in the 2006-07 season with a broken left tibia.

There are just over six weeks remaining in the regular season, meaning Kelly may have played his last game of the regular season. He’s in the first season of a four-year, $12 million contract.

Before Tuesday, Kelly hadn’t missed a game due to injury since joining the Bruins in February 2011.